Notable Deaths
- 25 January - Schak Bull, architect (born 1858)
- 31 January - Sigvald Svendsen, politician (born 1895)
- 12 March - Reidar Tønsberg, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1893)
- 18 March - Ivar Jacobsen Norevik, politician (born 1900)
- 28 March - Erik Colban, diplomat (born 1876)
- 29 March - Endre Kristian Vestvik, politician (born 1894)
- 25 April - Mikal Grøvan, politician (born 1899)
- 28 April - Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (born 1892)
- 2 May - Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (born 1892)
- 16 May - Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1892)
- 1 June - Jens Bull, jurist and diplomat (born 1886)
- 18 June - Niels Christian Ditleff, diplomat (born 1881)
- 27 July - Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister (born 1873)
- 28 August - Johan Nordhagen, artist (born 1856)
- 28 October - Øyvind Alfred Stensrud, politician (born 1887)
- 12 December - Jakob Friis, politician (born 1883)
- 16 December - Frithjof Olstad, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1890)
- 17 December - Lauritz Sand, resistance fighter (born 1879)
- 28 December - Oskar Olsen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (born 1897).
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